How many hours does a laminectomy surgery take?

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asked Apr 19, 2020 in Other- Health by 8773jas (300 points)
How many hours does a laminectomy surgery take?

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answered Apr 22, 2020 by Judy (56,120 points)
The average time it takes to perform Laminectomy surgery is around 1 to 3 hours.

Most Laminectomy surgeries take no longer than a couple hours while some may take a bit longer than 2 to 3 hours.

You should also have someone drive you to the hospital and drive you home because you won't be able to drive if you get released from the hospital.

In some cases the Laminectomy can weaken the spine but in most cases it does not.

If you're spine already is weakened some because of spine issues then the laminectomy may weaken the spine a little more.

However most people who do have a laminectomy surgery do not have a weaker spine and it's just as strong as it was before.

A laminectomy is a major surgery.

Although most laminectomy surgeries go smoothly without much if any complications there are still potential complications and risks associated with the laminectomy surgery.

Some risks and complications that come along with having laminectomy surgery are things such as spinal fluid leak, nerve damage, blood clots, bleeding, infections, worsening of chronic back pain.

There's also some risk associated with the anesthesia that you will be put to sleep with.

But most laminectomy surgeries go through just fine and many people who have the laminectomy surgery come out of it without any problems.

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